2019 Ch Feytit-Clinet Pomerol - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2027 - 2047
- Château Feytit-Clinet
- 12x75cl
- Pomerol, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, June 2020, Score: 94-96
The 2019 Feytit-Clinet was cropped at 34hl/ha between 18 September and 3 October and matured in 70% new oak for an expected 16 months. It is understated at first and demands coaxing from the glass. It rewards you with pure black fruit, freshly shaved black truffles and touches of crushed stone. The palate is magnificent: precise tannins, a perfect line of acidity, impressive complexity and amazing focus. Oddly it reminds me of a Lafleur, though there is much less Cabernet Franc here. Unquestionably, this is the best Feytit-Clinet that Jeremy Chasseuil has overseen and I cannot wait t. 2024-2050
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Neal Martin, June 2020, Score: 94-96
The 2019 Feytit-Clinet was cropped at 34hl/ha between 18 September and 3 October and matured in 70% new oak for an expected 16 months. It is understated at first and demands coaxing from the glass. It rewards you with pure black fruit, freshly shaved black truffles and touches of crushed stone. The palate is magnificent: precise tannins, a perfect line of acidity, impressive complexity and amazing focus. Oddly it reminds me of a Lafleur, though there is much less Cabernet Franc here. Unquestionably, this is the best Feytit-Clinet that Jeremy Chasseuil has overseen and I cannot wait t. 2024-2050
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Antonio Galloni, June 2020, Score: 93-95
One of the most distinctive wines in Pomerol, the 2019 Feytit-Clinet emerges from the glass with a heady concoction of gravel, smoke, licorice, incense, grilled herbs, sweet French oak and inky dark fruit. Virile, imposing and massively constituted, the 2019 possesses tremendous depth as well as persistence. As always, Feytit-Clinet is an especially rich, dense Pomerol. I can't wait to see how it develops. Tasted two times.
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Wine Advocate, June 2020, Score: 93-95+
The 2019 Feytit Clinet rolls sensuously from the glass with notions of baked plums, Black Forest cake and blueberry preserves with touches of Chinese five spice, potpourri, dusty soil and garrigue. The medium to full-bodied palate bursts with ripe, rich black fruits, supported by plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy. This 6.68-hectare vineyard is situated between Trotanoy and Latour à Pomerol on gravel and sand-based soils.
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James Suckling, May 2020, Score: 95-96
This is a real beauty with ripe, opulent fruit and plush, polished tannins. It’s focused and tight at the end, but the texture and flavor is of standout quality.
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Decanter, June 2020, Score: 95
Some serious structure and lift going on here, this has walls to the tannins rather than just frame, and intends to hold its ground for a good few decades. Not the most exuberant Pomerol in the vintage, instead this goes for controlled but silky black fruits, holding back its coffee bean dusting until the wine has fully opened in the glass. Excellent quality from Jeremy Chasseuil at Feytit-Clinet in this vintage. 70% new oak. A yield of 42 hl/ha. Drinking Window 2026 - 2044
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Wine Cellar Insider, June 2020, Score: 95-97
This hits you right where it counts with all the truffle, dark chocolate and earthy plums, Good levels of concentration, richness, and velvety tannins make all the dark cocoa, black cherry, plum and truffle that much better. The finish really sticks with you too, coaxing you back for another sip. The wine blends 92% Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.8% alcohol with a pH of 3.8. This is a contender for the finest vintage of Feytit Clinet ever produced. Great job, Jeremy!
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2017 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Christian Sérafin - 3x75cl
- Red
- 2023 - 2038
- Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- 3x75cl
- Charmes chambertin, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2018
The Sérafins own a third of a hectare of this grand cru across two different parcels: one within Mazoyères Chambertin and the other in Charmes Chambertin. An extremely rewarding style, with autumnal hedgerow fruit aromas. On the palate it has a savoury character and lovely sweet dark cherry fruit flavours. This has delicious volume, it is beautifully seductive.
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Goedhuis, November 2018
The Sérafins own a third of a hectare of this grand cru across two different parcels: one within Mazoyères Chambertin and the other in Charmes Chambertin. An extremely rewarding style, with autumnal hedgerow fruit aromas. On the palate it has a savoury character and lovely sweet dark cherry fruit flavours. This has delicious volume, it is beautifully seductive.
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 90-92+
The 2017 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru comes from two parcels in the Charmes and Mazoyères climats, has a lovely bouquet with blueberry, violet and light mineral notes that become more pronounced with aeration. There is a sensuality to this Charmes-Chambertin that I like. The palate is medium-bodied with dense, grippy tannin, a more masculine Charmes-Chambertin compared to its peers with a very grippy and structured finish. Hopefully it can fight its way through the new oak and come out the other side with more terroir expression because there is certainly good substance here. 2025 - 2040
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Burghound, January 2019, Score: 90-93
This is slightly riper as the nose reflects notes of cassis, dark currant, earth, the sauvage and discreet though again not invisible wood. There is even better richness and much more minerality to the broad-shouldered and robust flavors that terminate in a rustic, muscular and youthfully austere finish. Like the old vines Gevrey, this is decidedly old school in style and not surprisingly, is going to need plenty of cellar time. Drink 2029+
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2015 Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Maison Roche de Bellène - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2019 - 2029
- Maison Roche de Bellene
- 6x75cl
- Vosne romanée, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2016
This luxurious cuvée possesses notable substance. It has the Vosne trait of red cherry fruit married seamlessly to velvety tannins. Long and persistent.
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Goedhuis, December 2016
This luxurious cuvée possesses notable substance. It has the Vosne trait of red cherry fruit married seamlessly to velvety tannins. Long and persistent.
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Jancis Robinson, December 2016, Score: 16+
Transparent crimson. Light nose. Cherry juice with race and lots of sweet fruit. A bit dry on the end. Drink 2023-2029
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2017 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers Ghislaine Barthod - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2022 - 2034
- Domaine Ghislaine Barthod
- 6x75cl
- Chambolle musigny, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2018
Named after the walnut trees that flourished on this site in the past. Rewarding, with intense flavours of sweet small cherries. Still very tight and youthful in the mid-palate, with a mineral drive. It is bright and fresh on the finish. Wonderful clarity and great depth.
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Goedhuis, November 2018
Named after the walnut trees that flourished on this site in the past. Rewarding, with intense flavours of sweet small cherries. Still very tight and youthful in the mid-palate, with a mineral drive. It is bright and fresh on the finish. Wonderful clarity and great depth.
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 92-94
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Gruenchers 1er Cru comes replete with veins of blue fruit on the nose, perhaps giving just a little nod toward Vosne-Romanée in style. The palate is medium-bodied with quite grippy tannin compared to the domaine’s other crus. It feels quite saline and peppery toward a finish with a long aftertaste. This is one of their more intellectual offerings this year. 2022 - 2042
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Burghound, January 2019, Score: 91-93
Here too the nose is composed of an elegant array of airy red cherry, violet and plum where additional breadth is present in the form of spice and lavender nuances. The sleek, rich and well-detailed flavors exude evident minerality that carries over to the balanced if compact, serious and moderately austere finale. A high quality built to age Gruenchers of power and punch though it is by no means rustic.
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2016 L'If St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2023 - 2040
- Château l'If
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 96-98
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. This inky, deep wine has huge concentration. By harvesting the Merlot relatively late on 19th-20th October Jacques Thienpont explained, they have capitalized on the variety’s natural generosity. Intense aromas of plum, blackberry coulis and spice lead to a palate that has a refined tension between fruit density, structural oak tannins, and beautiful freshness. This is the most graceful example one could hope to find in the appellation. CP
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Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 96-98
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. This inky, deep wine has huge concentration. By harvesting the Merlot relatively late on 19th-20th October Jacques Thienpont explained, they have capitalized on the variety’s natural generosity. Intense aromas of plum, blackberry coulis and spice lead to a palate that has a refined tension between fruit density, structural oak tannins, and beautiful freshness. This is the most graceful example one could hope to find in the appellation. CP
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 94
The 2016 L’If eschews the Cabernet Franc vines, since they did not perform as well as expected, according to co-proprietor Fiona Morrison. This is matured in 50% new and 50% one-year-old oak for 12 to 16 months. It has a lovely blackberry, wild hedgerow and crushed stone aroma that is very focused and quite delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannin and fairly citric in style. Not deep, but fresh and well-balanced, leading to a structured saline finish. Quite a cerebral L’If that deserves a couple of years in bottle. 2022 - 2042
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Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 93-95
The 2016 Chateau l'If, Jacques Thienpont's sister property to Le Pin, is pure Merlot picked on 19 and 20 October at 40 hectoliters per hectare and matured in 50% new oak, the remainder one year old. It delivers 14.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.38. It has a rich and opulent bouquet with crème de cassis and blueberry fruit, a little racy at first, but it seems to calm down in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky texture and very well judged acidity. There is a little more body compared to the 2015 l'If, a bit more density with layers of black cherry and blueberry towards the long, very fresh finish. The 2015 l'If was great, but the 2016 could be even better. Drink Date 2022 - 2045
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Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 96+
The 2016 L'If, 100% Merlot in this vintage, is going to need a number of years to be at its very best. The allure the 2016 showed as a young barrel sample has been replaced with huge structure and prominent yet well balanced tannins that both give the wine its strong-voiced personality. Readers should be prepared to be patient with the 2016, as it is going to need a number of years to be at its very best. Even so, the 2016 is super-impressive in the early going, not to mention a fabulous wine in the making. Cyrille Thienpont gave the 2016 14 months in French oak, 50% new. Drink: 2024 - 2041
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Antonio Galloni, April 2017, Score: 93-96
The 2016 L'If is a total knock-out. Dark and intense, yet also translucent, L'If captures the interplay of richness and freshness that makes 2016 such a compelling vintage. A rush of dark red and purplish-hued fruits, leather, licorice, cherry jam, lavender and rose petal give the wine notable complexity to match its layered, exquisitely beautiful personality. In 2016, L'If is 100% Merlot, as some of the Cabernet Franc holdings are redeveloped while others did not produce a crop of high enough quality to be used in the wine. Tasted two times.
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James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 96-97
This is incredibly refined and long with super finesse and length. Full-bodied, deep and beautiful. Subtle chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. Pure merlot this year. Sexy and sophisticated at the same time.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 16
Sister property to Le Pin. Very deep crimson. Quite rich and dense with lots of sweetness. Sinewy and savoury end. Quite racy and energetic compared with most St-Émilions. Bracing. Drink 2023-2030
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Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 92
Unlike its stable mate, Le Pin, this always contains some Cabernet Franc, although the percentage has been halved in 2016. It shows the same gentle, Thienpoint touch, with lovely perfume, fine tannins, bright acidity and subtle red and black fruits. 2023-30
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2017 L'If St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2023 - 2037
- Château l'If
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2018, Score: 93-95
Thanks to its position on top of the plateau, Jacque Thienpont’s small 8 hectare estate avoided the spring frost. 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, this is a beauty. Lovely perfumed aroma of dark currants. A very gentle, soft harmonious style, highlighting how elegance can also have intensity. Beautifully long with sensual fruit on the finish. Delicious.
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Goedhuis, April 2018, Score: 93-95
Thanks to its position on top of the plateau, Jacque Thienpont’s small 8 hectare estate avoided the spring frost. 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, this is a beauty. Lovely perfumed aroma of dark currants. A very gentle, soft harmonious style, highlighting how elegance can also have intensity. Beautifully long with sensual fruit on the finish. Delicious.
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Neal Martin, April 2018, Score: 90-92
The 2017 L’If includes an additional hectare this year, one of four replanted after it was purchased by Jacques Thienpont and it includes some Cabernet Franc. It was picked between 28 September and 4 October with hardly any vines touched by frost. It has a very lucid purple hue. The bouquet is quite opulent and very pure, quite focused and gaining in clarity in the glass with copious blueberry, cassis and pastille like aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. It might not be the most complex L’If I have tasted but I like the salinity that comes through in its final third. Give this three or four years in bottle. 2022 - 2040
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Antonio Galloni, April 2018, Score: 94-97
The 2017 L'If is beautifully precise and lifted, with terrific energy and tension, much of it from the 9% Cabernet Franc that informs the blend this year. The bright, red-toned fruit, tobacco and floral notes are finely sculpted in this super-polished Saint-Émilion. The 2017 is a bit restrained relative to prior vintages, but that seems to suit the wine just fine. This is a stellar showing from Jacques and Cyrille Thienpont. Tasted two times.
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Wine Advocate, April 2018, Score: 90-92
Blended of 91% Merlot with 9% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 L'If is deep garnet-purple in color, featuring beautiful crushed red cherries and black raspberries on the nose with underlying black plums, baking spices and roses notes plus a waft of Sichuan pepper. Medium-bodied with wonderfully elegant tannins and beautiful freshness, it has well-sustained mid-palate fruit and a long, earth-laced finish.
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James Suckling, April 2018, Score: 92-93
Linear and very tight and focused with blueberries, blackberries and hints of hazelnuts and spices. Medium-to full-bodied, tight and focused. Delicate and very fine.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2018, Score: 17
. The Cabernet Franc element comes from younger vines of only four years old. There is an incredible freshness here and it is chiselled and bright. In addition, there is a rich depth of fruit in the core and an added dark fruit element which props up the centre of the wine and it is very refreshing. There is cleansing acidity here which is partly to do with the Cabernet Franc element, too.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2018, Score: 16.5
Deepest crimson with purple rim. Lifted, lively peppery pure fruit. A little more extraction than for Le Pin and planning to pick a little earlier. No stems. So rich in fruit and lovely freshness even with compact tannins. Exuberant fruit and super-smooth texture. Long, too. (JH) 14.2% Drink 2022-2029
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2017 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru La Combe d'Orveaux Bruno Clavelier - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2032 - 2052
- Domaine Bruno Clavelier
- 6x75cl
- Chambolle musigny, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Allen Meadows, Score: 91-94
There is a subtle though not invisible application of wood that still easily allows the airy, cool and restrained aromas of various red berries, and in particular cherry, floral and a mildly exotic whiff of dried orange peel. The energetic and beautifully well-detailed middle weight flavors are much finer if less powerful than those of the Noirots while display notably more minerality as well on the compact, serious and built-to-age finale. This is a wine of finesse and refinement but the flavor authority is impressive as is the tannic spine.
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2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Maison Roche de Bellène - 3x150cl
- Red
- 2027 - 2046
- Maison Roche de Bellene
- 3x150cl
- Clos de la roche, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2020
At 17 hectares, Clos de la Roche is a large Grand Cru with a degree of diversity. At its best it has a deep, wild, savoury personality and competes with the cream of the Côte de Nuits. Nicolas Potel has crafted an exceptional example in 2019. A wealth of rich loganberry and tayberry fruits. Initially flamboyant and fruit-focused, then the texture and weight evolve to give great breadth and richness. There’s an appealing zip of freshness on the long, sweet, ripe finish.
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Goedhuis, December 2020
At 17 hectares, Clos de la Roche is a large Grand Cru with a degree of diversity. At its best it has a deep, wild, savoury personality and competes with the cream of the Côte de Nuits. Nicolas Potel has crafted an exceptional example in 2019. A wealth of rich loganberry and tayberry fruits. Initially flamboyant and fruit-focused, then the texture and weight evolve to give great breadth and richness. There’s an appealing zip of freshness on the long, sweet, ripe finish.
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Neal Martin, December 2020, Score: 92-94
The 2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, matured with 50% whole bunch, has a well-defined bouquet of dark berry fruit, white pepper and light orange peel scents, becoming more mineral-driven with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a tart entry, fine grip and a saline, lightly spiced finish that conveys a sense of joy. Plenty of energy is locked inside this Grand Cru, and it has impressive length. This is definitely worth checking out. Two barrels produced. Drink 2024 - 2040
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Burghound, April 2021, Score: 91-93
There is good ripeness and freshness to the earthy aromas of poached plum and dark cherry that are trimmed in notes of violet, oak and menthol. The markedly round, supple and velvety flavors are blessed with an abundance of dry extract that helps to buffer the moderately firm tannic spine shaping the delicious yet entirely serious finale. This may well firm up once in bottle but at present it appears this may well be unusually approachable young. Drink: 2031+
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2019 Clos St Denis Grand Cru Maison Roche de Bellène - 3x150cl
- Red
- 2025 - 2042
- Maison Roche de Bellene
- 3x150cl
- Clos saint-denis, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2020
The smallest Grand Cru Clos in Morey St Denis, so always a bit of a rarity. A subtle blend of dark Valrhona dark chocolate and sweet wild strawberry flavours. This is beautifully delicate and so layered, balancing red and black fruits. There is a fine line of freshness and tremendous persistence on the finish. No mistaking this is Grand Cru!
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Goedhuis, December 2020
The smallest Grand Cru Clos in Morey St Denis, so always a bit of a rarity. A subtle blend of dark Valrhona dark chocolate and sweet wild strawberry flavours. This is beautifully delicate and so layered, balancing red and black fruits. There is a fine line of freshness and tremendous persistence on the finish. No mistaking this is Grand Cru!
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Burghound, April 2021, Score: 90-93
A spicier nose features notes of wood, red currant and plenty of plum and exotic tea scents. The sleek and refined middle weight flavors are not as concentrated or powerful but I like the precision of the youthfully austere and well-balanced finale. In contrast to the Clos de la Roche, this will need at least a few years first. Drink: 2031+
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2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Chanlins A F Gros - 3x150cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2035
- Domaine Anne-Françoise Gros
- 3x150cl
- Pommard, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2020
Les Chanlins sits right on the border of Volnay and has a reputation for crafting a highly elegant Pommard. Only one barrel of this wine was made in 2019, so it is only available in magnum. Characterful hedgerow fruits, this has excellent intensity and an appealing granular tannic core. Very composed and long on the finish.
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2019 Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Christian Sérafin - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2035
- Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- 12x75cl
- Gevrey chambertin, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This really is a noticeable step up and an impressively delicious cuvée. Not surprising considering this is created from two village parcels boasting 70 year old and 100 year old vines. Dark blackberry in colour, this has lovely rich fruit compote and Morello cherry flavours. It is beautifully rounded and harmonious with wonderfully sweet fruit. Terrific intensity and the tight tannins underneath provide structure. A wine of class and great potential.
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This really is a noticeable step up and an impressively delicious cuvée. Not surprising considering this is created from two village parcels boasting 70 year old and 100 year old vines. Dark blackberry in colour, this has lovely rich fruit compote and Morello cherry flavours. It is beautifully rounded and harmonious with wonderfully sweet fruit. Terrific intensity and the tight tannins underneath provide structure. A wine of class and great potential.
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Burghound, January 2021, Score: 89-92
Here the equally brooding and restrained nose is compositionally quite similar to the straight Gevrey villages except that the sauvage character is more pronounced. There is more size, weight and mid-palate density to the intense and serious middle weight plus flavors as the old vines are in evident and especially so on the youthfully austere, rustic and highly complex finale. As it seemingly always does, this built-to-age effort boxes well above its weight. Outstanding Top value. Drink: 2029+
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2020, Score: 89-92
100% new wood. Rich purple, just a little bit meaty. There is a wealth of fruit from the start on the palate, very clean, fills the front of the mouth then continues through to managed wood tannins at the back. Good long clean finish. 3 Star
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2019 Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru Tortochot - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2040
- Domaine Tortochot
- 6x75cl
- Mazis chambertin, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2020
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2019 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers Domaine Faiveley - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2026 - 2042
- Domaine Faiveley
- 6x75cl
- Gevrey chambertin, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2020
A flagship vineyard on the higher Côte, Cazetiers has a reputation for producing very stylish wines with great Pinot purity.
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Goedhuis, December 2020
A flagship vineyard on the higher Côte, Cazetiers has a reputation for producing very stylish wines with great Pinot purity.
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Neal Martin, December 2020, Score: 90-92
The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru does not quite possess the intensity and drive of the Lavaux Saint-Jacques, coming across rather static by comparison. The palate is medium-bodied with elegant dark berry fruit and a harmonious, briny finish that completes this Les Cazetiers with style. I suspect the nose just needs some time to awaken and get its act together. Drink 2024 - 2044
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Wine Advocate, Janaury 2021, Score: 93-95
Faiveley's 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers is very promising indeed, mingling aromas of smoky berry fruit and plums with hints of rose hip, orange peel, musk and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's concentrated and vibrant, with velvety tannins, lively acids and a long, perfumed finish.
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2017 Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots Alain Hudelot-Noëllat - 3x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2035
- Domaine Alain Hudelot-Noëllat
- 3x75cl
- Vosne romanée, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2018
Always a highlight in the Hudelot-Noëllat cellar, and one of Vosne Romanée’s best loved premiers crus, tucked between Romanée St Vivant, Richebourg and Echezeaux. A broad and bold style, with serious structure. One can feel the weight of the savoury, rich Black Forest fruits. A wine with superb pedigree.
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Goedhuis, November 2018
Always a highlight in the Hudelot-Noëllat cellar, and one of Vosne Romanée’s best loved premiers crus, tucked between Romanée St Vivant, Richebourg and Echezeaux. A broad and bold style, with serious structure. One can feel the weight of the savoury, rich Black Forest fruits. A wine with superb pedigree.
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 92-94
The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru has a beguiling bouquet of precise black cherries, wild strawberry and a hint of black olive, the mineral element tucked in just underneath. The palate is beautifully balanced with a sappy entry, sharing the marine/oyster shell influence of the Les Beaumonts but displaying great density and grip on the finish. It delivers all you wish for from a Suchots. 2022 - 2040
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Burghound, January 2019, Score: 90-93
Here too there is a touch of wood surrounding the even spicier and more deeply pitched dark currant aromas that display Asian-tea and sandalwood nuances. The supple, delicious and nicely vibrant medium weight flavors possess a succulent, even fleshy mid-palate, while displaying fine richness on the lingering finish. This isn't quite as refined as the Beaux Monts but it's still very good. Drink 2029+
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Wine Advocate, January 2019, Score: 91-93+
From a parcel planted in 1910, the 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots is more brooding and reserved, offering up a complex bouquet of dark berries, licorice, spices and black tea. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and satiny on the attack, with a deep core that's framed by fine-grained but firm tannins that assert themselves on the mouthwateringly mordant finish.
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Decanter, November 2018, Score: 96
Charles van Canneyt's 0.5ha block in Les Suchots was planted in 1910, which makes it the oldest at the domaine. In a vintage that stumped some producers, he has made a beautifully delineated wine that's textured and nuanced, effortlessly integrating its 40% new wood and showing a wonderful brightness and purity of fruit. Drink 2022-2030
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2007 Châteauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac M Chapoutier - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2011 - 2036
- M. Chapoutier
- 6x75cl
- Châteauneuf du pape, Rhone Southern France
- Available Now
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2018 Collines de l'If Saint Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2022 - 2028
- Château l'If
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2023
The L’If estate, owned by Jacques Thienpont of Le Pin, occupies a superb position on the high plateau by Troplong Mondot overlooking the town of St Emilion. The vineyard’s plantings consist of 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc. Taking its name from a yew tree, this wine has all Jacques' hallmarks: whilst enticingly opulent, its main features are refinement and grace. With hints of liquorice, molasses and fruit cake, this has an easy texture with an uplift of acidity on the finish.
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2010 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Silvio Nardi - 6x150cl
- Red
- 2017 - 2028
- Tenuta Nardi
- 6x150cl
- Montalcino, Italy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, September 2015
Gentle crimson red with generous cherry fruit aromas. This balances a fine succulence of fruit, with intensity and firm but nicely integrated tannins, giving the wine verve and personality. Last paired with a homemade carbonara and it was simply delicious!
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Goedhuis, September 2015
Gentle crimson red with generous cherry fruit aromas. This balances a fine succulence of fruit, with intensity and firm but nicely integrated tannins, giving the wine verve and personality. Last paired with a homemade carbonara and it was simply delicious!
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Antonio Galloni, March 2015, Score: 91
Nardi's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is a juicy, succulent wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Sweet red cherry, raspberry, spice and floral notes lift from the glass. Racy and open-knit, the 2010 Brunello is already quite expressive. 2015-2025
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James Suckling, March 2015, Score: 95
Aromas of blackberry, stone, slate, oyster shell, and truffle that turns to full body, soft and velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This goes on for minutes on the palate. A savory and gorgeous wine. Drink or hold.
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2015 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione Salicutti - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2023 - 2035
- Salicutti
- 6x75cl
- Montalcino, Italy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2020
The towering 2015 Piaggione is a monumental example of the power and density of the vintage. There is superb freshness and energy underpinning this wine and there is a real sense of purity here. A Brunello that stands head and shoulders above many of its peers and a 2015 that will live long in the memory.
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Goedhuis, April 2020
The towering 2015 Piaggione is a monumental example of the power and density of the vintage. There is superb freshness and energy underpinning this wine and there is a real sense of purity here. A Brunello that stands head and shoulders above many of its peers and a 2015 that will live long in the memory.
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Ian D'Agata, April 2020, Score: 97
Fully saturated red. Captivating aromas of red cherry, strawberry nectar, roses, violet and sweet spices. Dense, juicy and extremely well-balanced, with vibrant flavors of red fruit, spices and minerals complicated by notes of sweet pipe tobacco and coffee. The finish is long, precise and very pure. One of the year’s best Brunellos.
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2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casa Caparzo - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2036
- Caparzo
- 6x75cl
- Montalcino, Italy
- Available Now
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Vinous, February 2021, Score: 94
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casa takes a little time to collect itself in the glass, pulling you closer as white smoke gives way to crushed stone, then peppery florals, wild strawberry and cedar. The textures are like pure silk, with an elegant display of savory black cherry and spice complicated by salty minerals. This shows amazing density while never feeling heavy, nearly masking its fine-grained tannins until the very end, where hints of orange citrus and dried berries linger. The 2016 La Casa is a beauty with plenty of upside potential. Drink 2026 – 2038. Eric Guido - VINOUS
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James Suckling, February 2021, Score: 96
Aromas of berry, toffee and chocolate with cherry undertones. It’s full-bodied with a tight, focused palate with ripe tannins and a flavorful finish. Tight and polished. Needs bottle age to open and show its true potential. Try after 2023.
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Vinous, February 2021, Score: 94
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casa takes a little time to collect itself in the glass, pulling you closer as white smoke gives way to crushed stone, then peppery florals, wild strawberry and cedar. The textures are like pure silk, with an elegant display of savory black cherry and spice complicated by salty minerals. This shows amazing density while never feeling heavy, nearly masking its fine-grained tannins until the very end, where hints of orange citrus and dried berries linger. The 2016 La Casa is a beauty with plenty of upside potential. Drink 2026 – 2038. Eric Guido - VINOUS
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2019 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Christian Sérafin - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2025 - 2033
- Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- 6x75cl
- Chambolle musigny, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This fine vineyard lying alongside Bonnes Mares Grand Cru takes its name from the small huts (bodes) that once existed in remote spots in the vineyards. Always a bolder style of Chambolle, erring more towards Morey or Gevrey. A lovely energetic style, the sweet dark fruits support the line of minerality that provide a brightness and an almost saline character on the finish. This balances Chambolle purity with Gevrey boldness and intensity. Quite excellent.
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This fine vineyard lying alongside Bonnes Mares Grand Cru takes its name from the small huts (bodes) that once existed in remote spots in the vineyards. Always a bolder style of Chambolle, erring more towards Morey or Gevrey. A lovely energetic style, the sweet dark fruits support the line of minerality that provide a brightness and an almost saline character on the finish. This balances Chambolle purity with Gevrey boldness and intensity. Quite excellent.
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Burghound, January 2021, Score: 90-92
A pretty nose of plum, violet, spiced tea and a whiff of earth does flirt with volatile acidity though it's so subtle that, provided it does not become worse, it shouldn't present a significant problem. There is both good volume and muscle to the solidly concentrated and muscular flavors that conclude in a very firm, youthfully austere and better-balanced finale. Drink: 2031+
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Matthew Jukes, December 2020, Score: 17.5+
Grippy and rather tense, this is a decent wine and one which brings Sérafin’s style, overlays it on a rather delicate Chambolle body and it actually works. Dry and firm, and in need of time, this is a classy number and one which will open slowly but surely.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2020, Score: 89-92
Deep purple, this is cooler and fresher than Les Millandes with dark raspberry plus some blacker fruit, good acidity, slightly firm tannins, but there always are with this wine chez Sérafin. Tightly knit, but not lacking in fruit. 3 star
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2019 Morey St Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes Christian Sérafin - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2034
- Domaine Sérafin Père et Fils
- 6x75cl
- Morey saint denis, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This excellent Premier Cru in the middle of the village lies below Clos de la Roche Grand Cru and is hugely respected as a wine of great quality. With an appealing blend between fruit compote and bright cranberry fruits, there is a built-in sweetness of fruit. A very glossy wine in style and the ripe tannins are surrounded by a huge volume of richness. Lovely, rewarding and long.
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Goedhuis, November 2020
This excellent Premier Cru in the middle of the village lies below Clos de la Roche Grand Cru and is hugely respected as a wine of great quality. With an appealing blend between fruit compote and bright cranberry fruits, there is a built-in sweetness of fruit. A very glossy wine in style and the ripe tannins are surrounded by a huge volume of richness. Lovely, rewarding and long.
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2020, Score: 87-89
Medium deep purple, a little bit gamey, dry tannins behind and a certain heat, this comes across as a touch hollow compared to the best examples. It is the highest in alcohol in the cellar, though not exaggerated at 13.7%. Dry and a little lacking in fruit. 2 Star
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2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot - 3x150cl
- Red
- 2027 - 2047
- Domaine Ponsot
- 3x150cl
- Clos de la roche, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Wine Advocate, Octaober 2018, Score: 96+
The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes continues to show very well, and as it settles down in bottle, the tangy acids that underpin its ripe, sun-kissed fruit are becoming more apparent. Aromas of red berry compote, plums, blackberries, dark chocolate and peonies introduce a full-bodied, powerful wine with considerable mid-palate amplitude, structured around fine-grained tannins that are coming to the fore now that this Clos de la Roche it tightening up in bottle—though they remain largely cloaked in the wine's lavish core of fruit. It's an excellent wine, and I see no reason to alter my score or drinking window given earlier this year. 2025-2050
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Burghound, January 2017, Score: 93-96
An overtly floral-suffused nose, and in particular violet and lilac, adds a touch of elegance to the liqueur-like red cherry, plum and dark currant scents. The exceptionally rich and full-bodied flavors possess an outstanding level of dry extract that imparts a highly seductive texture to the mid-palate, indeed it's even caressing, yet the intensity and power really mount as this moves toward the almost painfully intense and explosive finale. Like its Clos St. Denis stable mate, this is superb and should effortlessly reward 20 years of cellaring and still be around 50 years from now. Drink 2035+ Don't Miss!
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Wine Advocate, Octaober 2018, Score: 96+
The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes continues to show very well, and as it settles down in bottle, the tangy acids that underpin its ripe, sun-kissed fruit are becoming more apparent. Aromas of red berry compote, plums, blackberries, dark chocolate and peonies introduce a full-bodied, powerful wine with considerable mid-palate amplitude, structured around fine-grained tannins that are coming to the fore now that this Clos de la Roche it tightening up in bottle—though they remain largely cloaked in the wine's lavish core of fruit. It's an excellent wine, and I see no reason to alter my score or drinking window given earlier this year. 2025-2050
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Stephen Tanzer, January, Score: 95+
Full medium red. Multidimensional nose combines black cherry, dark raspberry, mocha, brown spices, crushed rock and mellow soil tones. Wonderfully concentrated and elegant, and more expressive in the early going if a bit less sappy than the Chapelle-Chambertin. Offers a mix of red and black fruits (the Chapelle is more black in character) as well as a medicinal menthol quality that suggests the wine will evolve slowly. This plush, broad, mouthfilling wine finishes very long, with suave, refined tannins and captivating minerality and savory soil tones. In a dozen years, my score may look low.
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2017 Ch L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2035
- Château l'Eglise-Clinet
- 6x75cl
- Pomerol, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2018, Score: 92-94
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Ch L’Eglise Clinet is Denis Durantou’s tiny and prized 4.2 hectare estate. Denis practices strict fermentation temperature control (between 26-28°C) so as to extract only the highest quality tannins. The wine has a deep crimson colour, and this Merlot-dominated wine has a concentrated smoothness, a profound tannic structure, and a long life ahead of it. The aromatics of the blackberry fruit are mingled with a cinnamon and vanilla spice from oak ageing.
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Goedhuis, April 2018, Score: 92-94
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Ch L’Eglise Clinet is Denis Durantou’s tiny and prized 4.2 hectare estate. Denis practices strict fermentation temperature control (between 26-28°C) so as to extract only the highest quality tannins. The wine has a deep crimson colour, and this Merlot-dominated wine has a concentrated smoothness, a profound tannic structure, and a long life ahead of it. The aromatics of the blackberry fruit are mingled with a cinnamon and vanilla spice from oak ageing.
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Neal Martin, April 2018, Score: 95-97
The 2017 L’Eglise-Clinet was picked between 12 and 22 September, the Cabernet Franc coming in on the last day. Nothing was touched by the frost. It is matured in 70% new oak. Denis Durantou did not specify the exact quantity produced, “Just enough for my friends” according to his spec sheet! The bouquet is very succinct, perhaps more open than either the 2015 or 2016 at this early stage, extraordinarily pure with blackberry, wild strawberry, smoke and truffle. It just gets better and better as it opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, linear and focused, very fresh with pointed acidity. This is full of tension and poise, a touch of graphite emerging towards the finish that lingers in the mouth with superb salinité at the end. It completes a triumvirate for Denis Durantou after the 2015 and 2016s. 2024 - 2050
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Antonio Galloni, April 2018, Score: 94-97
The 2017 L'Eglise-Clinet is one of the most polished, sensual wines of the year. Bright, precise and yet full of flavor, the 2017 has a lot to offer. Cedar, licorice and rose petal are just some of the many nuances that add aromatic dimension. Deceptive in its mid-weight structure, the 2017 offers notable intensity and persistence. What a gorgeous wine it is. Harvest was about a week earlier than normal. Denis Durantou gave the various lots in the Grand Vin 15-18 days on the skins. The 70% new oak is impeccably balanced in several samples.
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Wine Advocate, April 2018, Score: 96-98+
A blend of 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 L'Eglise Clinet opens with crème de cassis, black forest cake and preserved plums notes with suggestions of underbrush, lilacs and star anise plus an invigorating spark of Bing cherries. Medium to full-bodied and built like a brick house with very firm, ripe tannins and very refreshing acidity supporting the tightly wound muscular fruit, it finishes with epic persistence and bags of energy. This will be extremely long lived!
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James Suckling, April 2018, Score: 97-98
This really rolls on the palate with fantastic fruit and tannins. Full-bodied, structured and layered. Long, long finish. Impressive all the way.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2018, Score: 18.5+
The production was, as Denis Durantou puts it, ‘Just enough bottles for my friends’! Denis made 20% less wine in 2017 overall, but this was because of the drought rather than the frost, which did not affect his vines. He is determined to keep his alcohol levels down, shunning the high peaks in past vintages. He wants to make wines that ‘he can drink’. The attention now on acidity and purity. This vintage has a higher pH than 2015 but lower than 2016. L’Eglise Clinet has more tannins than in 2015, but it is much silkier. He now makes ‘Le vin de mon vignes’. This is a delicious wine with elements of previous vintages, like chocolate and bright, black cherry fruit, but the new identity of freshness and tone is electric.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2018, Score: 17+
Black core with purple crimson rim. A hint of oak char on the nose but underneath that is pure black fruit and a creamy character. Smooth and rounded on the palate, the fruit and the oak already well melded. The finish is darker and more savoury, the oak char closing the circle. But the harmony is very good. Not as charming as La Petite Église but longer-term in potential. (JH) Drink 2027-2037
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2016 Richebourg Grand Cru Domaine A F Gros - 3x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2040
- Domaine Anne-Françoise Gros
- 3x75cl
- Richebourg, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2017
A wine which heads towards perfection. The aromas are beautifully scented with sweet ripe summer fruits. It is gloriously elegant with a slow build-up of power and flavours, reaching a crescendo of exquisite harmony. The finish is sensational, balancing delicious fruit flavours, refinement and elegance underpinned by a deep-rooted power. A truly great wine.
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Goedhuis, December 2017
A wine which heads towards perfection. The aromas are beautifully scented with sweet ripe summer fruits. It is gloriously elegant with a slow build-up of power and flavours, reaching a crescendo of exquisite harmony. The finish is sensational, balancing delicious fruit flavours, refinement and elegance underpinned by a deep-rooted power. A truly great wine.
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Burghound, April 2018, Score: 91-94
Here too a moderate wood influence frames the ripe, pure and cool aromas of plum, violets and spicy Asian-style tea. The equally pure broad-shouldered flavors ooze a fine minerality on the energetic and powerful finish that does a slow build from the mid-palate to the explosive finale. I very much like the underlying sense of tension and this is a classically styled Richebourg that is built-to-age yet not quite so structured as to preclude opening a bottle after only 6 to 8 years. Drink 2028+
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2017 Vosne Romanée Vieilles Vignes Geantet Pansiot - 6x75cl
- Red
- Domaine Geantet-Pansiot
- 6x75cl
- Vosne romanée, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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2014 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard - 1x150cl
- Red
- Araujo
- 1x150cl
- Napa valley, North America
- Available Now
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2005 Suisassi Toscana Luca D'Attoma - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2018 - 2030
- Luca D'Attoma
- 6x75cl
- Tuscany, Italy
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, Score: 92
The 2005 Suisassi (Syrah) was fermented and aged entirely in 225-liter French oak barrels (70% new), which D'Attoma likes to use for Syrah to give the wine more oxygen during fermentation which he believes softens the texture, sweetens the tannins and reduces the gamey qualities the variety can sometimes yield. This full-bodied, ample Syrah reveals enticing aromas and flavors of roasted coffee beans, spices, plums, earthiness, game and minerals with notable complexity and structure. It is a beautiful, elegant wine made all the more notable by the difficult vintage. In short, this is a terrific effort from Duemani.
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2006 Duemani IGT Toscana Luca D'Attoma - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2011 - 2021
- Luca D'Attoma
- 6x75cl
- Tuscany, Italy
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, Score: 93
The 2006 Duemani (Cabernet Franc) is a massive, imposing wine packed with ripe, dark fruit, spices, sweet herbs and roasted coffee beans. The wine offers tons of style and richness. A blast of tar, new leather, menthol and minerals comes to life on the long, powerful finish. Duemani was fermented and aged in French oak barrels.
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2004 Ch Haut Bailly Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
- Red
- 2018 - 2035
- Château Haut-Bailly
- 12x75cl
- Pessac-léognan, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, May 2005, Score: -
Ch Haut Bailly has always been one of our favourite Graves. It has a dignity and complexity of only the very greatest Chateaux. This 2004 is exceptional. Beautifully balanced with very fine tannins and polished, pure fruit, it is simply delicious. Highly recommended. Drink 2011-2020
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Goedhuis, May 2005, Score: -
Ch Haut Bailly has always been one of our favourite Graves. It has a dignity and complexity of only the very greatest Chateaux. This 2004 is exceptional. Beautifully balanced with very fine tannins and polished, pure fruit, it is simply delicious. Highly recommended. Drink 2011-2020
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Neal Martin, June 2021, Score: 92
The 2004 Haut-Bailly is a vintage where I feel that the estate went up a gear. It is noticeably deep in colour. Now, this has much more vigour and clarity on the nose compared to the 2003, with blackberry, briary, cedar and mint. Great focus and energy here. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, well judged acidity, lightly spiced black fruit with a marine element that I have not noticed in prior vintage. There is commendable depth and concentration on the finish - this is worth seeking out. The decade's dark horse? Tasted at the Haut-Bailly vertical at the château. 2021-2040
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Robert Parker, June 2007, Score: 93
The 2004 Haut-Bailly is a candidate for the finest wine of the appellation. Its dark ruby/purple color is accompanied by classic aromas of scorched earth, sweet black currants, cherries, and a hint of pain grille. Light on its feet, but substantially flavored, it possesses stunning purity, good acidity, ripe tannin, and abundant flavor as well as length. It builds incrementally and subtly in the mouth, but it's the real deal. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2024.
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Robert Parker, June 2006, Score: 91-93
This is an estate to watch now that American banking kingpin, Robert Wilmers, has turned loose a brilliant team that includes the “retired” Jean-Bernard Delmas of Haut-Brion as a consultant. One of the finest Haut-Baillys produced in many years, the 2004 is a wine of great class, nobility, and pedigree. A deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by subtle scents of smoky oak, sweet raspberries and kirsch. It possesses medium body, impressive precision, a beautiful texture, a gracious mouthfeel, no hard edges, and a long, subtle finish. A brilliant effort for the vintage. Drink 2009-2020 A superb success, the 2004 exhibits exceptional concentration, elegance, and an almost surreal finesse-infused character along with firm tannin, sweet, concentrated red currant, black currant, and cherry fruit, and subtle notes of spicy new oak. Displaying fresh acidity as well as remarkable intensity and persistence in the mouth, and medium-bodied, concentrated flavors, it should reach full maturity in 5-7 years, and last for two decades or more. Drink 2011-2026
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Jancis Robinson, April 2005, Score: 17.5
Neat, lively, well-focussed nose. Bright fruit, definitely Graves. Fine tannins. Quite vibrant; should not surely be reproached for being ‘only' medium weight. Drink 2012-2018
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2018 Echezeaux Grand Cru A F Gros - 3x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2040
- Domaine Anne-Françoise Gros
- 3x75cl
- Echézeaux, Red Burgundy
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, December 2019
The Gros parcel of Echezeaux is one of the finest in the appellation, planted with 90 year old vines. A truly outstanding wine in 2018 which almost outshone the Richebourg on the day of tasting! The only wine to be whole bunch pressed in the cellar (20%), this is a wonderfully seductive style with pure alpine fruits. Poised, refined and elegant, this is beautifully in balance. Fabulous.
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Goedhuis, December 2019
The Gros parcel of Echezeaux is one of the finest in the appellation, planted with 90 year old vines. A truly outstanding wine in 2018 which almost outshone the Richebourg on the day of tasting! The only wine to be whole bunch pressed in the cellar (20%), this is a wonderfully seductive style with pure alpine fruits. Poised, refined and elegant, this is beautifully in balance. Fabulous.
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Neal Martin, January 2020, Score: 91-93
The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a broody bouquet with dark berry fruit laced with black tea and touches of leather. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, almost "chunky" tannins. This is not a graceful Echézeaux but there is plenty of substance with a judicious touch of spice on the finish. Fine, but give it time. 2023-2036
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Burghound, April 2020, Score: 91-93
Admirably discreet wood frames the fresh and notably spicy liqueur-like red berry fruit, earth and discreet floral aromas. The delicious, intense and seductively textured medium weight plus flavors possess more size and weight if a bit less refinement before concluding in a balanced and strikingly long finale that offers just a bit more depth. Drink 2030+
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2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco Azelia - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2025 - 2038
- Azelia
- 6x75cl
- Barolo, Italy
- Available Now
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Robert Parker, June 2021, Score: 94
A product of 85-plus-year-old vines in Castiglione Falletto, the Azelia 2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is subdued and delicate, with linear fruit of wild plum and blackberry, plus hints of blue flower and pressed violet. The age of the vines and the depth of the root system in the loose soils of this site have helped to maintain balance and freshness during the hottest moments of this vintage. Indeed, this wine is more immediately silky in texture compared to Azelia's wines from Serralunga d'Alba. This release of 5,600 bottles presents a nice opportunity to try your hand at a delicate rabbit ravioli for a very special occasion a few years from now.
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Robert Parker, June 2021, Score: 94
A product of 85-plus-year-old vines in Castiglione Falletto, the Azelia 2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is subdued and delicate, with linear fruit of wild plum and blackberry, plus hints of blue flower and pressed violet. The age of the vines and the depth of the root system in the loose soils of this site have helped to maintain balance and freshness during the hottest moments of this vintage. Indeed, this wine is more immediately silky in texture compared to Azelia's wines from Serralunga d'Alba. This release of 5,600 bottles presents a nice opportunity to try your hand at a delicate rabbit ravioli for a very special occasion a few years from now.
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Vinous, January 2021, Score: 93
The 2017 Barolo Bricco Fiasco is bright and effusive from the very first taste. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, orange peel, spice and mint all grace this nervy, mid-weight Barolo. Medium in body and translucent, the 2017 has quite a bit to offer. It is an especially savory, linear Barolo.
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Decanter, March 2021, Score: 94
Located in Castiglione Falletto, Bricco Fiasco is a vineyard of old vines (85 years old) considered to be the historical selection of the estate. Fermented with indigenous yeasts for approximately 60 days with a submerged cap, it's then aged in large oak vessels for 24 months. Intense ruby in colour, it is restrained but full of layers, dominated by a bouquet of rose and violet, with fruit ranging between cranberry and dried cherry, followed by leather and earthy tones. Sucrose, fleshy and pure on the full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and refreshing acidity. The floral character is intoxicating, while the extraction is so great on the mid-palate and chalky on the finish.
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Kerin O’Keefe, July 2021, Score: 92
Dried berry, pressed rose, star anise and botanical herb aromas slowly take shape in the glass. Elegant and austere, the firm palate features tart cherry, blood orange, licorice and tobacco alongside tightly knit, refined tannins that leave an assertive finish. It definitely needs more time to fully unwind and develop.
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2017 Barolo Margheria Azelia - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2025 - 2042
- Azelia
- 6x75cl
- Barolo, Italy
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, January 2021, Score: 94
The 2017 Barolo Margheria is gorgeous. Open, perfumed aromatics are immediately alluring. On the palate, the 2017 is a dark, mysterious wine, with layers of flavor that continue to develop over time. Dark cherry, blood orange, spice, leather, iron and scorched earth add striking layers of nuance. The tannins are potent - we are in Serralunga after all - but the 2017 has so much to offer. It's a gorgeous Barolo to enjoy over the next two decades, maybe more.
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Antonio Galloni, January 2021, Score: 94
The 2017 Barolo Margheria is gorgeous. Open, perfumed aromatics are immediately alluring. On the palate, the 2017 is a dark, mysterious wine, with layers of flavor that continue to develop over time. Dark cherry, blood orange, spice, leather, iron and scorched earth add striking layers of nuance. The tannins are potent - we are in Serralunga after all - but the 2017 has so much to offer. It's a gorgeous Barolo to enjoy over the next two decades, maybe more.
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Decanter, Macrh 2021, Score: 96
Margheria is an MGA in Serralunga, where Azelia occupies the higher westerly aspect. This makes the wine more austere in comparison to examples from other producers. Bright ruby in the glass, the scents are mostly focused on violets, with rhubarb and red berry notes. The palate is vibrant and mineral, with ripe, lavish tannins and bracing acidity. The structure and the almost-tart fruit are finely tailored. Outstanding now, but built for the long haul.
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Monica Larner, June 2021, Score: 93
The most structured and tannic of these new releases from Azelia is the 2017 Barolo Margheria. The tannins are quite present, meaning that you are required to afford generous aging time to this Barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, hoping that the fruit intensity will run the course. At this young stage, the wine shows blackberry and plum, with licorice, rusty nail and some crushed stone or terracotta clay. The wine's mineral signature is strong and elegant. In appearance, it reveals a lean and bright ruby color, and the power and natural richness of the mouthfeel come as a welcome surprise. This was a release of about 5,900 bottles.
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2017 Barolo San Rocco Azelia - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2024 - 2042
- Azelia
- 6x75cl
- Barolo, Italy
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, January 2021, Score: 95
The 2017 Barolo Cerretta is another powerful wine. Unlike the San Rocco, which is dense in the middle, the Cerretta is distinguished by a more austere, linear feel. Crushed flowers, mint, licorice, blood orange and pine build with time in the glass. The tannins are incisive at this stage, so a few years of cellaring is essential. Drink 2025-2042.
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2008 Barolo Mascarello Bartolo Mascarello - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2016 - 2048
- Bartolo Mascarello
- 6x75cl
- Barolo, Italy
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, Score: 98
The 2008 Barolo is a wine I bought on release, and then bought again several times, as it has continued to improve over time. Silky on the palate and intensely perfumed, the 2008 is all grace. Hard candy, rose petals and sweet spices are some of the notes that take shape in a Barolo of total sensory overload.
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2020 Chapelle d'Ausone Grand Cru St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2027 - 2038
- Château Ausone
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 93
The 2020 Chapelle d'Ausone has ample toasty oak on the nose, which continues to shade the black fruit underneath. Yet it coheres in the glass, finally allowing the terroir to shine through. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and a fine bead of acidity. It's very harmonious, with a precise and persistent finish. There's wonderful mineralité and tension here—superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 93
The 2020 Chapelle d'Ausone has ample toasty oak on the nose, which continues to shade the black fruit underneath. Yet it coheres in the glass, finally allowing the terroir to shine through. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and a fine bead of acidity. It's very harmonious, with a precise and persistent finish. There's wonderful mineralité and tension here—superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 93
The 2020 Chapelle d'Ausone, raised entirely in new oak, is relatively backward on the nose, just like the 2018, and demands encouragement to eke out scents of blackberry, cedar, crushed limestone and a touch of pencil shaving. Very focused, though there is something bashful about the aromatics at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied and extremely pure, with pliant tannins and a silky smooth texture. Candied orange peel infuses the black fruit towards the mineral-driven finish. The more you remain in its presence, the more you feel the quality of this Deuxième Vin. Drink 2026-2048
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 93-95
The 2020 Chapelle d’Ausone has a well defined, focused bouquet. Tightly-wound at first, the 2020 opens with lavender and incense aromas infusing the red berry fruit. Touches of rose petal emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins and moderate depth. A discrete white pepper note builds towards the finish that is vivacious and vibrant. I suspect that this might close down a little after bottling, but there is great potential. Drink 2027 - 2045
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Antonio Galloni, December 2022, Score: 95
The 2020 Chapelle d’Ausone is 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Rich, deep and expressive, the Chapelle is loaded with class. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, dried herbs, ginger, leather and dried flowers infuse the Chapelle with notable depth and complexity. This mid-weight, exotic Saint-Émilion is loaded with character. The clean, mineral-drenched finish is a thing of absolute beauty. The Chapelle is a blend of young vines and barrels that don't make it into the Grand Vin. In a word: dazzling. Drink 2027-2040
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Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 16.5+
Definitely more Cabernet-orientated these days providing a structured, driven feel to the palate. Aromatically reserved but lithe fruit and firm but fine tannins. Great persistence on the finish. Should fill out in time. (JL) Drink 2027 – 2038
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2020 Ch La Clotte Grand Cru St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2026 - 2037
- Château la Clotte
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 94
The 2020 La Clotte comes from a small 4-hectare estate, rapidly becoming one of the Vauthier family's most coveted crus. This is another in the canon of outstanding recent vintages. It offers a mixture of red and black fruit, pain d'épices and crushed stone, gaining complexity with aeration while remaining very cohesive. The palate is very harmonious with finely-chiseled tannins, a seam of graphite imparted by the 15% Cabernet Franc, beautifully focused and refined towards the finish. This is a very classy Saint-Émilion, one that will require time. Drink 2026-2050
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 94
The 2020 La Clotte comes from a small 4-hectare estate, rapidly becoming one of the Vauthier family's most coveted crus. This is another in the canon of outstanding recent vintages. It offers a mixture of red and black fruit, pain d'épices and crushed stone, gaining complexity with aeration while remaining very cohesive. The palate is very harmonious with finely-chiseled tannins, a seam of graphite imparted by the 15% Cabernet Franc, beautifully focused and refined towards the finish. This is a very classy Saint-Émilion, one that will require time. Drink 2026-2050
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 95-97
The 2020 La Clotte was picked 14-30 September and matured in barriques for 18 months. This has a gorgeous and expressive bouquet with beautifully defined red fruit, crushed stone, wilted rose petal and a touch of sea spray. It is extremely focused with seamlessly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied and silky smooth. Finely tuned acidity gently builds in the mouth. Very harmonious towards the finish that fans out wonderfully. This is a superb Saint-Émilion, one of the best you will find in 2020. Drink 2027 - 2050
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Antonio Galloni, December 2022, Score: 95
The 2020 La Clotte exudes depth and is intensely packed with dark red cherry, plum and blood orange fruit. Today, La Clotte is incredibly primary, with terrific fruit density but less in the way of aromatic complexity. That’s probably a very good thing for its long-term prospects, but readers will have to be patient. It spent 18 months in 100% new French oak, and there is some oak that still needs to integrate. Drink 2028-2045
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Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 17
Definitely on an upward curve these days. Lovely pitch of pure, dark fruit. Hint of liquorice as well. Energy and concentration on the palate, the plentiful but silky tannins providing power and persistence. Shows both muscle and finesse. (JL) Drink 2027 – 2038
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2020 Ch Cos d'Estournel 2ème Cru St Estèphe - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2028 - 2050
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- 6x75cl
- St estèphe, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 97
The 2020 Cos d'Estournel, which was bottled in July, has lost some of the exoticism that it showed out of barrel. Within five minutes of aeration it develops a complex bouquet: black fruit laced with graphite and subtle cedar aromas, a charcoal back-note and later pressed iris flowers. I foresee this gaining more nuance with bottle age. The palate is taut, lean and precise. Lightly spiced on the entry, with finely-chiseled tannins, again, not quite as precocious as it showed in barrel, allowing the terroir to come through more. There is something almost understated about this vintage vis-à-vis others, razor-sharp precision with just the right amount of salinity on the finish. This is a classy offering that will mature beautifully in bottle. A keeper. Drink 2026-2060
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 97
The 2020 Cos d'Estournel, which was bottled in July, has lost some of the exoticism that it showed out of barrel. Within five minutes of aeration it develops a complex bouquet: black fruit laced with graphite and subtle cedar aromas, a charcoal back-note and later pressed iris flowers. I foresee this gaining more nuance with bottle age. The palate is taut, lean and precise. Lightly spiced on the entry, with finely-chiseled tannins, again, not quite as precocious as it showed in barrel, allowing the terroir to come through more. There is something almost understated about this vintage vis-à-vis others, razor-sharp precision with just the right amount of salinity on the finish. This is a classy offering that will mature beautifully in bottle. A keeper. Drink 2026-2060
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 95-97
The 2020 Cos d’Estournel is a very different proposition to the Les Pagodes, more so than in other years. Much more intense on the nose of intense black fruit, it is beautifully defined, with enticing scents of blackberry, Dorset plum and topnotes of blueberry and briar. After 30 minutes in the glass, it develops more Saint-Estèphe-like traits: freshly tilled soil, cigar box and touches of warm gravel. There is an openness to these inviting aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins (so different from the "iron girders" of yore). There is freshness and a sense of light in this Cos d’Estournel, though the backbone remains in situ on the cedar and mint finish (a nod to neighboring Pauillac, perhaps), then a lingering marine/seaweed note on the aftertaste. This is a finely crafted, very succinct Cos d’Estournel that may well be hiding something up its sleeve for after bottling, and I suspect it will gain more spine during its barrel aging. Drink 2025 - 2060
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Antonio Galloni, December 2022, Score: 97
The 2020 Cos d'Estournel is a wine of extreme elegance. Silky and light on its feet, the 2020 is incredibly nuanced. In fact it is without question the most finessed of all the top wines in Saint-Estèphe, showing more in common with some of its neighbors in the north of Pauillac than the more potent wines of Saint-Estèphe. Impossibly soft, silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red fruit, spice and orange zest. The 2020 is not a huge Cos, but rather a wine for readers who appreciate elegance over power. I can't wait to see how it ages. Magnificent. Drink 2030-2060
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Antonio Galloni, June 2021, Score: 94-96
The 2020 is a gorgeous wine from a very unusual year in which the Merlot is a bit more prominent in the blend than usual because of dehydration in the Cabernet. Even so, the 2020 is a wine of mid-weight finesse more than opulence. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout. Drink 2030 - 2050
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Wine Advocate, May 2021, Score: 96-98
The 2020 Cos d'Estournel is composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot. The harvest took place September 10–24 with a yield of 39 hectoliters per hectare. The alcohol weighs in at 13.46% with a pH of 3.9 and an IPT (total phenolic index) of 80. It is being aged in French oak barrels, 55% new. Deep purple-black in color, it pops with explosive scents of ripe red and black currants, black cherry preserves and black raspberries, followed by sparks of violets, wild sage, pencil lead and clove oil, with emerging hints of iron ore and damp soil. The medium-bodied palate has amazing elegance and grace contrasted by jaw-dropping energy, featuring a firm frame of finely grained tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with a whole firework display of mineral nuances. I love the way this Cos d'Estournel shimmies and shines—a unique vintage signature expressed so beautifully at this estate! Drink 2028-2060
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Decanter, May 2021, Score: 97
You need to take a little time to let the concentrated flavours seep out, this is a long hauler. The tannins build slowly but surely through the palate, sombre and serious right now, particularly for an estate that is known for its exuberance. The opulence is there if you give it time, and as the tannins elongate and relax, richer notes of bilberry fruits, toasted cedar, salted chocolate, turmeric and black pepper spice arrives. Harvest September 10 to 24. A 3.9pH is the highest since 2003, but any threat of low acidity is balanced by high tannins, and relatively low alcohol. A yield of 39hl/ha (43hl/ha in 2019). Drink 2027-2044
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Matthew Jukes, April 2021, Score: 19+
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot. 55% new oak. 13.46% alc. 39 hl/ha. 3.90 pH. 80 IPT. When you peruse the statistics above you will notice that the standout ‘stat’ is the alcohol level – a full 1% lower than the ‘perfect’ (in my eyes) 2018 vintage. I love ‘lower alcohol’ (this should really read ‘classical alcohol’) level vintages and the Left Bank wines in 2020 seem, on the whole, to live in among the 13s and this is very exciting indeed. There is always a little more drama on the palate with keenly refreshing vintages, and especially with Cabernet-dominant wines, and while this wine is 13.5% alcohol, the tannin index still manages to register a powerful 80-score. So, before tasting, I was hoping for a fascinating and uniquely Cos-style interpretation of this challenging 2020 vintage. I am thrilled to report that this wine sings in the glass and it gives me everything and more that I was hoping for. Commanding and precise, this is a phenomenal performance with tenderness balanced by impressive timbre. With a classically dimensioned, medium-weight frame and, dare I say it, a pitch and intensity akin to an elite Barolo (by that I mean pinpoint accurate tannins and epic acidity weighted perfectly for a medium-weight, not blockbuster wine), this is a stunning wine which is midnight black in colour, but fabulously lifted and expressive on the palate. This wine’s silhouette and ethereal nature seem like it has jumped back in a time machine to the forties or fifties, its clarity of fruit is very much a wine of the modern era. Minutes after tasting this wine I still found myself marvelling at the power to weight ratio while my taste buds were still resonating from the noble Cabernet theme and exquisite freshness of the tannins which is a signature of great Cos vintages.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 18.5
Purple-black colour to the rim. Deep and dense (like an endless pool) but aromatically restrained. Some cassis with aeration. Big and bold with marked tension and supercharged but finely hewn tannins. Enough fruit to provide unctuosity. Fresh, dry and saline through to the finish. Powerful but sculpted. Very long ageing. (JL) 13.5%. Drink 2030–2055
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Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021, Score: 97-99
Deep garnet in hue, the wine shoots from glass with tobacco leaf, currants, spice box, cigar wrapper, blackberry and cassis. Elegant, fresh and vibrant, the wine is silky, long and precise. There is a cool spicy note that rides along with all the layers of soft, polished fruits on the mid-palate and in the finish. This is a refined vintage for COS. You find lower alcohol and the wine feels more energetic on the palate and in the finish, even though the pH is high at 3.9. Let it sleep for at least a decade before popping a cork. Produced from a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot, 13.46 % ABV, the harvest took place September 10 to September 24.
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2020 Ch L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2026 - 2048
- Château l'Eglise-Clinet
- 6x75cl
- Pomerol, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 95-97
Denis Durantou would be hugely proud of this lovely wine from daughter Noëmie’s first vintage in charge. Tasting together via Zoom she was particularly excited by the softness of tannins in the Merlot and the great quality of the Cabernet Franc. Rewarding and generous, scented with sloes, damsons and boysenberries. Brimming with succulent ripeness, the tannins are creamy in texture and the lift of freshness at the end completes a wine which is both confident and complex. Beautiful.
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Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 95-97
Denis Durantou would be hugely proud of this lovely wine from daughter Noëmie’s first vintage in charge. Tasting together via Zoom she was particularly excited by the softness of tannins in the Merlot and the great quality of the Cabernet Franc. Rewarding and generous, scented with sloes, damsons and boysenberries. Brimming with succulent ripeness, the tannins are creamy in texture and the lift of freshness at the end completes a wine which is both confident and complex. Beautiful.
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 98
The 2020 L'Eglise-Clinet has a very intense bouquet with multi-layered red and black fruit, cedar and iron scents—complex and engaging, though there is a touch of oak still to be assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, saturated tannins. Satin-textured, seamless and very precise with an irresistible, youthful, sensual finish, this is a brilliant wine that needs a few years in bottle (if you can resist). Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 98
The 2020 L'Eglise-Clinet takes time to open up in the glass, so I afford it 15-20 minutes to aerate. It's definitely worth a bit of patience. It delivers exquisite, ineffably pure aromas of black fruit, pressed violet, hints of marmalade and truffle. Amazing focus and precision. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-chiseled tannins, crisp and taut, just a very slight creaminess in terms of texture towards the second half with a long, peppery tail on the aftertaste. This is a quite fabulous Pomerol that will give 20+ years of drinking pleasure. Noemie Durantou feels this has more depth than the 2019 and she may well be right… Drink 2029-2055
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 96-98
The 2020 l’Eglise-Clinet is very deep in color. It has an intense nose featuring blackberry, wild strawberry, touches of Japanese nori and light basalt aromas, gaining in intensity and clarity over the 60 minutes I spent analyzing the sample. The palate has exquisite balance and a silver bead of acidity that slices through the pure black fruit with effortless ease. This is a very harmonious and focused L’Eglise-Clinet, and as always, it is not an immediately crowd-pleasing Pomerol. You have to sit with it and examine its facets, including those that require unlocking with aeration. There is wonderful salinity on the finish, and awe-inspiring persistence. A magnificent testament to a great winemaker. Drink 2029 - 2055
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Antonio Galloni, December 2022, Score: 98
The 2020 L'Eglise-Clinet is a wine of pure and total sophistication. Dark and racy, with remarkable depth, the 2020 is so exceptionally polished. The 2020 is not a huge Eglise-Clinet, but rather a wine that speaks in a soft, gentle voice. I love its elegance and refinement. All the 2020 needs is time in bottle to be fully expressive, as it is quite embryonic today. Look for this to be a brilliant Pomerol in another handful of years. Drink 2030-2060
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Antonio Galloni, June 2021, Score: 96-98
The 2020 L'Eglise-Clinet is a towering wine. I am not sure what else to say. After having tasted hundreds of 2020s, L'Eglise-Clinet very clearly claims a stake for itself among the wines of the vintage. L'Eglise-Clinet can be a brute in its youth, but the 2020 is all finesse. Sweet red/purplish fruit, rose petal, blood orange and pomegranate are some of the nuances that emerge over time. Perhaps keeping the temperatures a bit cooler in fermentation explains the extraordinary finesse here. The 2020 simply can't be denied. Drink 2035 - 2060
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Wine Advocate, May 2021, Score: 97-99
The 2020 L'Eglise Clinet is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot was picked between the 11th and the 14th of September, and the Cabernet Franc was picked on the 16th of September. It has an alcohol of 14.4% and is aging in French oak barrels, 80% new. Displaying and opaque purple-black color, it needs a bit of swirling to reveal a fascinating array of earthy notes—black truffles, charcoal, mossy tree bark and fallen leaves—over a profound core of preserved plums, blackberry preserves and violets, with a waft of tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate has exquisitely ripe tannins and bold freshness supporting the seductively ripe, black fruit layers, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. Drink 2028-2068
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James Suckling, April 2021, Score: 98-99
Wonderfully bright, floral aromas with so much violet character. Such purity and focus. Ethereal on the nose already. Full-bodied, but very polished and deep with finesse and beauty. Incredible structure that fills the mouth.
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Decanter, May 2021, Score: 96
Noémie Durantou has taken over from her late father Denis with this vintage, and has produced a L'Eglise Clinet that is dark ruby in colour, and needs time in the glass as it is built and muscular. You need a little patience for the cassis, bilberry and raspberry fruits to arrange, enjoy instead the silky, velvety texture that stops the tannins being too restrictive and allows the palate to slowly expand. Not as expressive as in some vintages, but still exudes quiet confidence. A yield of 42hl/ha. Harvest from September 8. Drink 2029-2050
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Matthew Jukes, May 2021, Score: 18.5
Gosh, this is a gentlemanly creation. This wine can often be very densely packed and powerful on the nose and palate, but in 2020 it is the height of civility and elegance. The perfume is sensational with effortless beauty, wild flowers, hedgerow notes and exotic musk. The palate is honed and pure with beautiful length and there is not one molecule out of place. This is a terrific L’Eglise Clinet and it is one of the most approachable and melodic vintages in recent times.
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Jancis Robinson, May 2021, Score: 17.5+
Dense and profound, the fruit savoury and pure. Profuse on attack, the fruit bursting on the palate with layered, fine-grain tannins in support. Purity and precision, the detail spot-on, the tannins of the finest weave. Great potential. (JL) 14.4% Drink 2028 – 2045
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Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021, Score: 96-98
Always up with the crème de la crème of the vintage, the 2020 Château L'Eglise Clinet is no exception. It boasts a rich, powerful, opulent style that packs loads of ripe black cherries as well as notes of chocolate, earth, tobacco, and graphite. Possessing the pure, elegant, more focused style of the vintage, it still has plenty of mid-palate depth, gorgeous tannins, and one heck of a great finish. This beauty is a thrill a minute and will not hit maturity for another 7-8 years, but it will be a 20-year wine.
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Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021, Score: 98-100
Everything you would expect from L'Eglise Clinet is here in spades. The nose shoots from the glass with its truffle, spicy plum, wet earth, herb, smoke, tobacco, cocoa and cherry liqueur scents. Full-bodied, concentrated, focused and fresh, the wine perches on the border between opulence and classic. From a blend that mirrors the vineyard at 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the wine packs layers of dark chocolate covered ripe plums that coat your palate, linger and expand. This will age gracefully for 3 decades easily. It is great to see so much continuity here from the Durantou family.
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2020 Ch Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2029 - 2055
- Château Figeac
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 97-98
37% Merlot, 32% cabernet Franc, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon A classical composition of almost one third equal of the 3 classical grape varieties for this famed St Emilion with a left bank feel. Densely opaque in colour, the initial attack is full of bright Cabernet Franc fresh red berry fruits, then as the wine builds in the palate the more striking flavours of dark cassis and kirsch develop. It simultaneously combines discreet bright Cabernet energy with sweetly intense merlot richness. Tight, controlled and hugely complex, with a wonderful persistence as the dark smoky flavours linger beautifully at the end. A symphony of right bank charm and left bank distinction.
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Goedhuis, May 2021, Score: 97-98
37% Merlot, 32% cabernet Franc, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon A classical composition of almost one third equal of the 3 classical grape varieties for this famed St Emilion with a left bank feel. Densely opaque in colour, the initial attack is full of bright Cabernet Franc fresh red berry fruits, then as the wine builds in the palate the more striking flavours of dark cassis and kirsch develop. It simultaneously combines discreet bright Cabernet energy with sweetly intense merlot richness. Tight, controlled and hugely complex, with a wonderful persistence as the dark smoky flavours linger beautifully at the end. A symphony of right bank charm and left bank distinction.
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 97
The 2020 Figeac has a very refined nose with a sense of control and brooding intensity as the black and red fruit gradually unfurl. The palate is medium-bodied with a sapid entry, wonderful mineralité and firm grip—a more structured Right Bank. The finish is quite compelling, but this clearly needs time. Closing with enormous length, this is a serious 2020 for the most patient. A stunning Figeac from tip to toe. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, December 2022, Score: 97
The 2020 Figeac was bottled in mid-July. It has an exquisite bouquet that unfolds effortlessly in the glass with blackberry, crushed stone, graphite and fresh fig scents. It blossoms with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly edgy tannins on the entry that frame the pure black fruit. It's very harmonious and silky smooth in texture that almost disguises what Frédéric Faye terms the "verticality" of the wine. Fresh and saline on the finish with just a light black pepper touch on the aftertaste. An absolute treat. Drink 2030-2065
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 96
The 2020 Figeac was picked from September 4 to October 1 and underwent vinification free of SO2. Deep purple in color, it is initially backward and sultry on the nose, necessitating 60 minutes before it really opens. It then reveals intense scents of cranberry, raspberry and touches of cassis intermingling with white pepper. Given that the Cabernets comprise 63% of the blend, this has a typical Left Bank personality but with Right Bank precocity. The palate conveys a sense of vibrancy and vigor on the entry, a dash of black pepper and allspice mingling with the mélange of red and black fruit. The tannins are satin-like in texture, and there’s dark berry fruit and hints of pencil lead and black truffle shavings toward the Pomerol-like finish. This is a magnificent Figeac from head winemaker Frédéric Faye and his team. This sample really came into its own 2–3 hours after opening. Drink 2030 - 2065
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Antonio Galloni, December 2022, Score: 96
The 2020 Figeac is incredibly polished and refined. Bright saline underpinnings and lively acids shape the 2020 beautifully, lending notable energy throughout. This is the last vintage made in the transitional cellar before the new winery became operational with the 2021 vintage. My only question mark is a slightly gritty quality in the tannins that lurks beneath. There's terrific purity and drive, though. Figeac is a wine of saline tension and energy more than size. The 2020 will need a number of years in bottle to be at its best. Drink 2030-2060
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Antonio Galloni, June 2021, Score: 95-97
A super-classic wine, the 2020 Figeac sizzles with vertical energy. The chateau has made a number of tremendous wines in recent vintages, but I don't remember a Figeac with this much saline-drenched intensity and mineral drive. The 2020 is superb, but it won't be ready to drink anytime soon. The mixture of soil types and varieties, with the high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, that is such a signature here, was a huge help in maintaining balance and energy in the wine. Technical Director Frédéric Faye certainly seems to have gotten the most out of the vintage. Drink 2035 - 2060
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Wine Advocate, May 2021, Score: 96
The 2020 Figeac is a blend of 37% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, weighing in with an alcohol of 13.9% and a pH of 3.7. Opaque purple-black colored, it bursts from the glass with a beautifully vibrant initial wave of pure, pristine black fruits: fresh black cherries, juicy black plums and ripe blackcurrants. With swirling, a whole array of floral and spice notes is unleashed: lavender, ground cloves, cumin seed, cardamom and rose oil. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly graceful for the intensity of aromas, featuring ethereal, perfumed black berry notes, framed by a seamless line of freshness and ripe, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. Far more cerebral and quietly introspective than it is hedonic, this could only be Figeac. Drink 2027-2057.
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Decanter, May 2021, Score: 96
This delivers concentration and intensity, a ton of black fruits, definitely Cabernet dominant in terms of fruit, and its slightly serious character, with a whoosh of juice on the finish. An extremely elegant and controlled wine, with savoury bilberry and loganberry, then peony and tobacco leaf as it opens. Tannins are finely layered but there are a lot of them. Not an exuberant Figeac, but this is rarely a wine that rushes out to seduce, it takes its time and has ageing potential in spades. The gravel soils in the drought of the summer meant the grapes slowed their ripening process, although only the youngest vines suffered blockages, and that combined with the high Cabernet content of Figeac means lower alcohols than the past few years, giving a classic balance and a feeling of effortless success. 75% of the production went into the first wine. Harvest September 4 to October 1, a full five weeks. Their final yield here was around 37hl/ha, (higher than in 2019 at Figeac, which was 34hl/ha). As with on the Left Bank, the Cabernet Sauvignons were the lowest yield (30hl/ha), with tiny berries so had to be careful with the extraction. First vintage in the new cellars. Drink 2029-2046 (JA)
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Matthew Jukes, May 2021, Score: 19+
2020 Figeac is a tour de force. Every possible variable is considered at this historic estate and the results of the painstaking work, coupled with the innate skill and experience of the team, is evident in this wine. They employed horses to plough during the heavy rains at the beginning of the year rather than tractors, which would have struggled while also compacting the soil unnecessarily. Conversely in the summer, they ploughed their cover crops in extremely gently, so as not to kick up dust. They used judicious green harvesting on younger plots while keeping an extremely close eye on each of their three varieties because they are all essential to make Figeac its own unique proposition. While this is essentially a gravelly estate, with 4-5m depth in most areas, the blue clay beneath this layer of gravel ensured that there was no undue stress on the vines during the hot summer. A touch of rain at the beginning of September completed the picture and they harvested at a leisurely pace over four weeks. Freshness in early picks of Merlot was balanced when the older vines came in and bolstered these notes with extra levels of texture and tannins. Cabernet Franc was on stunning form in 2020 making up spiciness and glorious aromatic notes of violets and exotic tea leaves. The Cabernet Sauvignon berries were tiny in 2020 and so extra gentle handling was needed to extract the luxurious fruit notes but no astringency to upset the hard work that the viti-team put in over this testing year. Figeac works very closely with their coopers to build bespoke woodwork for this estate and Frédéric Faye told me that they have a 35-page instruction document for their barrel-makers so that they are guaranteed the very finest and most suitable barrels imaginable. The sample I tasted was a ‘finished wine’ with 7% press wine already added and so it was possible for me to see deep into its soul allowing me to fully appreciate the incredible tri-varietal balance achieved here. This is a highly sophisticated Right Bank wine with hints of Left Bank grandeur and discipline and it is, most definitely, a style of its own. The Cabernets seem to sandwich the Merlot with Franc providing the aroma, Merlot the heart and Cabernet Sauvignon the impeccable finish. This is an astoundingly serious wine with so much detail coupled to so much delicacy and restraint it is incredible. I find the tannins unique at Figeac, and in 2020, they have never been fitter, nor more resplendent and they will power this wine for decades to come. While I have not as much experience of this Chateau as I would like, I can definitely say that this is the finest Figeac I have tasted and it has a spectacular future ahead of it.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 17.5+
Gentle, juicy and pure with nothing overdone. Merlot provides the broad-brush sweetness on attack, the Cabernet the fresh, minerally notes on the finish. Fine grain of tannin and aromatic complexity on the nose and palate; the finesse is there. (JL) Drink 2028 – 2045
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Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021, Score: 96-98
I loved the 2020 Chateau Figeac, and this beauty offers everything you could want from this site, revealing a dense purple/ruby color to go with gorgeous notes of cassis, tobacco, sappy herbs, and spring flowers as well as an almost Pauillac lead pencil note that develops with time in the glass. A blend of 37% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, it's full-bodied and has perfect balance, ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish. It brings ample power yet has a weightless elegance and riveting precision reminiscent of the 2016. Don't miss it.
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Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021, Score: 97-99
Roses, tobacco leaf, oak, black raspberries, spice, black currants and plum aromas are all over the place. Incredibly silky on the palate, the wine is fresh and focused on its purity and precision. Elegant, gentle and refined, the sweet, ripe cherries come in waves, building in length and intensity from the mid-palate through the finish, which lasts almost 50 seconds. The wine is effortless to drink. This should age and evolve for decades. The wine blends 37% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.9% ABV, 3.7 pH. Picking took place September 4, October1, making it one of the longest harvests in the history of the estate.
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2020 Ch Pavie 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
- Red
- 2029 - 2055
- Château Pavie
- 6x75cl
- St emilion, Red Bordeaux
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 97
The 2020 Pavie, which oddly is the first time that I have tasted it in bottle (likely due to Covid) has a lovely touch of shucked oyster shell on the nose that is extremely delineated and focused. The oak is (again) seamless integrated, and the aromatics have real panache. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, very fine tannins and perfectly judged acidity with a spicier finish than the '22 l'Eglise-Clinet. This has great length and poise, and will give a lot of pleasure over many years. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 97
The 2020 Pavie, which oddly is the first time that I have tasted it in bottle (likely due to Covid) has a lovely touch of shucked oyster shell on the nose that is extremely delineated and focused. The oak is (again) seamless integrated, and the aromatics have real panache. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, very fine tannins and perfectly judged acidity with a spicier finish than the '22 l'Eglise-Clinet. This has great length and poise, and will give a lot of pleasure over many years. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Neal Martin, May 2021, Score: 95-97
The 2020 Pavie was picked September 21–30 at 31hl/ha and matured in 75% new oak, the rest one year old. It continues to see greater emphasis on Cabernets – 34% Franc and 16% Sauvignon, the Merlot reduced to half the blend. This gradual rejigging of the blend is borne out on the nose, which features hints of damp loamy soil and bell pepper infusing vivid blackberry and wild strawberry fruit, becoming more and more citrusy with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sautéed tannins that gently grip. Powerful, but the 14.82° alcohol is neatly disguised on the finish (at least in tasting measure) with fine delineation. Cohesive and focused. I would like to see a little more personality develop during élevage, but this remains an impressive Saint-Émilion and a Pavie with a long future ahead. Drink 2030 - 2060
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Antonio Galloni, June 2021, Score: 97-99
The 2020 Pavie is very clearly one of the wines of the year. Rich, inky and wonderfully vibrant, it pulses with energy from start to finish. All the elements are well balanced. Soaring Cabernet Franc aromatics lead into a core of finely knit yet deep fruit in a wine that feels endless. Harvest for the reds started on September 17, paused briefly during some rain on the 25th and 26th, and then wrapped up by the end of the month. The blend is 50% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, so more Cabernets than in the past, the result of a large replanting program that began in the early 2000s. A real head-turner. Magnificent! Drink 2035 - 2060
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Wine Advocate, May 2021, Score: 97
Composed of 50% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2020 Pavie weighs in with an alcohol of 14.82% and a pH of 3.61. It is aging in French oak barriques, 75% new. Opaque purple-black colored, notes of plum pudding, blueberry pie and dark chocolate-covered cherries charge out of the gate, followed closely by hints of eucalyptus, star anise, unsmoked cigars and fertile loam with a hint of cedar chest. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house, offering very firm yet wonderfully ripe, velvety tannins and seamless freshness to support the densely laden, muscular black and blue fruits, finishing very long and with loads of mineral-laced layers. As hedonic as it is cerebral this year, it is a beautiful paradox. Drink 2027-2062
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Decanter, May 2021, Score: 97
The Cabernets dominate the blend on the aromatics, and you can really see they are moving the needle on the architecture and sculpting of this wine. A ton of concentration on the nose and upfront, but it is well balanced by damson and blackberry, and has a sense of energy, uplift and clear minerality. This shows the limestone terroir in a way that, with the best will in the world, the more concentrated style of Pavie just didn't do. There is density and glamour, with layers of black chocolate, graphite and liquorice. It is pretty disarming overall, and will age extremely well. 3.61pH. A yield of 31hl/ha, average age of vine 49 years. 75% new oak. Drink 2027-2044
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Jancis Robinson, April 2021, Score: 18
Power and elegance combined. Deep purple-black colour. Intensity and complexity on the nose with dark fruit, cassis, mint and floral notes. Beautifully poised on the palate with smooth attack and persistent fruit and freshness. Powerful tannic frame but tannins really fine and no extraction. Long, persistent finish. Absolute precision. More than highlights the change in style. One of the best yet. (JL) 14.8% Drink 2030 – 2050
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Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021, Score: 96-98
A wine that’s going to flirt with perfection, the 2020 Château Pavie is another magical wine from the genius of Gerard Perse and is 50% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc, and 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, brought up in 75% new French oak. The style here has unquestionably shifted from the blockbuster style of the 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010 to a more elegant, refined style today that still brings plenty of fruit yet certainly stays more focused and precise. Is the new style better? I’m not sure, and there are certainly times I miss the opulence and decadence of the old style. Nevertheless, the wines today are magical Saint-Emilion that still show a rare mix of power and elegance. The 2020 is full-bodied and beautifully concentrated on the palate, offering a mouthful of cassis, black cherry, and mulberry fruits as well as a liqueur of rocks-like minerality, leafy herbs, and truffly earth. It doesn’t lack structure and has silky, polished tannins and flawless balance. Give bottles at least 7-8 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following 3+ decades.
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Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021, Score: 98-100
Aphotic ink with purple accents in color, the intense sensation of crushed rocks and stones, flowers, licorice, truffle, wet forest, smoke, plums, black and blue fruits with oceanic smells captivate your interest. Full-bodied, concentrated, lush and palate-staining, with all its depth of flavor, the wine remains light on its feet. The fruit coats your palate with layers of opulent, sensuous, salty fruits that hold on to you for at least 60 seconds. Leave this in the cellar for 12-15 years and enjoy the thrills for the next 3 decades. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.82% ABV pH 3.61. Harvesting took place September 21 - September 30. Yields were low at 31 hectoliters per hectare.
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